Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology

The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) was an agency of the Government of South Australia whose responsibilities included:

  • coordinating high quality public vocational education and training
  • building skills through workforce planning and skills development programs
  • increasing the workforce development and planning culture in South Australian workplaces
  • fostering innovation through science and research
  • Information Economy [1]
Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST)
Agency overview
JurisdictionState of South Australia
Employees3,000
Agency executives
  • Tom Kenyon,
    Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills and Minister for Science and Information Economy
  • Raymond Garrand, Chief Executive
Websitewww.dfeest.sa.gov.au/

Closure edit

DFEEST ceased as of 1 July 2014 when all functions were rolled into the new Department of State Development.[2]

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